Markus Laubenthal

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Markus Laubenthal
Brigadegeneral Markus Laubenthal, German Heer.jpg
General Markus Laubenthal (pictured as a one star)
Born (1962-12-04) December 4, 1962 (age 62) [1]
Aachen
AllegianceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Service / branch Army
Years of service1982–
Rank Bundeswehr-OF-9-Gen.png General
Commands 12th Armored Brigade
1st Panzer Division
Battles / wars Kosovo
War in Afghanistan
Awards Legion of Merit

Markus Laubenthal (born December 4, 1962) is a German Army General and current Chief of Staff of SHAPE. He previously served as the German Vice Chief of Defence and inter alia as the Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Europe, making him the first non-American to hold that post. [2] [3]

Career

Before his appointment to this post in 2014 he commanded the Bundeswehr's 12th Armored Brigade in Amberg. He is widowed with a son. In August 2013, he took over as chief of staff for ISAF Regional Command North in Afghanistan, where he helped oversee the drawdown of German troops from Kunduz and Mazar-e-Sharif, according to information on the German army website. [4] Before his service as a commander in Amberg he was the head of the Political Department of the Ministry of Defense. In the official statement of the Bundeswehr on the new German post he said:

Ich bin mir sicher, meine bisher in der Bundeswehr gesammelten Erfahrungen in der Ausbildung von einsatzbereiten Heereskräften auch bei USAREUR einbringen zu können. [5] (I am sure that I could make my contribution in the training of the active army forces, accumulated so far in the Bundeswehr in USAREUR.)

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References

  1. Thomas Wiegold. "Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa". Augen Geradeaus.
  2. Jad Sleiman. "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff". Stars and Stripes.
  3. Jim Tice. "German officer to serve as U.S. Army Europe's chief of staff". Army Times.
  4. "In historic first, German army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff" Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
  5. "Ab 4. August: Deutscher General wird Stabschef bei der US Army in Europa" . Retrieved January 11, 2018.